<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Drinking in public will now carry a stiff fine</title> <atom:link href="https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/17/drinking-in-public-will-now-carry-a-stiff-fine/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/17/drinking-in-public-will-now-carry-a-stiff-fine/</link> <description>Costa Rica&#039;s Leading English Language News Source</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2</generator> <item><title>By: Patrice Callahan</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/17/drinking-in-public-will-now-carry-a-stiff-fine/#comment-2347</link> <dc:creator>Patrice Callahan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:18:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3550#comment-2347</guid> <description><![CDATA[NEXT THYE WILL FINE ME FOR DRINKING TEA--]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NEXT THYE WILL FINE ME FOR DRINKING TEA&#8211;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Reina French</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/17/drinking-in-public-will-now-carry-a-stiff-fine/#comment-2037</link> <dc:creator>Reina French</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:33:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3550#comment-2037</guid> <description><![CDATA[Much of what you say is absolutely true but I don&#039;t believe tourists base their destination on where they can drink in public.  Mostly I see resident foreigners and tourists making horses asses out of themselves with their drunken behavior...it is not attractive for either Ticos or resident foreigners representing CR is this manner.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Much of what you say is absolutely true but I don&#8217;t believe tourists base their destination on where they can drink in public.  Mostly I see resident foreigners and tourists making horses asses out of themselves with their drunken behavior&#8230;it is not attractive for either Ticos or resident foreigners representing CR is this manner.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Heidi Zaugg Scholl</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/17/drinking-in-public-will-now-carry-a-stiff-fine/#comment-1931</link> <dc:creator>Heidi Zaugg Scholl</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:18:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3550#comment-1931</guid> <description><![CDATA[exactly where its the pura Vida Style? ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>exactly where its the pura Vida Style?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Diego Casarreal</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/17/drinking-in-public-will-now-carry-a-stiff-fine/#comment-1718</link> <dc:creator>Diego Casarreal</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:18:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3550#comment-1718</guid> <description><![CDATA[No policing .....today:)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No policing &#8230;..today:)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: William E Lyon</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/17/drinking-in-public-will-now-carry-a-stiff-fine/#comment-1711</link> <dc:creator>William E Lyon</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:33:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3550#comment-1711</guid> <description><![CDATA[Do you have work or connections for me if I were to move there with my pregnant wife and daughter?   Any good deals around on property these days or is it inflated out of reach?  Hope things are good and the waves are great.  ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you have work or connections for me if I were to move there with my pregnant wife and daughter?   Any good deals around on property these days or is it inflated out of reach?  Hope things are good and the waves are great.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Maureen Jensen Leedy</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/17/drinking-in-public-will-now-carry-a-stiff-fine/#comment-1709</link> <dc:creator>Maureen Jensen Leedy</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:33:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3550#comment-1709</guid> <description><![CDATA[Galveston Island also has a no drinking policy on all beaches but one...East Beach...which is the most beautiful beach anyway...with a bath house and restrooms and a cover charge to park there...but, it does allow drinking...but not glass containers. All the other beaches have signs but, Larry and I have discreetly brought flasks filled with rum to mix in cokes....and they don&#039;t seem to enforce the law unless there is a complaint.  As they say, &quot;Discretion is the better part of valor&quot;....I mean...&quot;getting around the law&quot;. I&#039;ll best it&#039;s onlhy loosly enforced at peak tourist times. How arfe you both fairing, dodging earthquakes?  Hopefully the pizza oven has been the only casualty.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Galveston Island also has a no drinking policy on all beaches but one&#8230;East Beach&#8230;which is the most beautiful beach anyway&#8230;with a bath house and restrooms and a cover charge to park there&#8230;but, it does allow drinking&#8230;but not glass containers. All the other beaches have signs but, Larry and I have discreetly brought flasks filled with rum to mix in cokes&#8230;.and they don&#8217;t seem to enforce the law unless there is a complaint.  As they say, &#8220;Discretion is the better part of valor&#8221;&#8230;.I mean&#8230;&#8221;getting around the law&#8221;. I&#8217;ll best it&#8217;s onlhy loosly enforced at peak tourist times. How arfe you both fairing, dodging earthquakes?  Hopefully the pizza oven has been the only casualty.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Micki De Feo</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/17/drinking-in-public-will-now-carry-a-stiff-fine/#comment-1707</link> <dc:creator>Micki De Feo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:33:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3550#comment-1707</guid> <description><![CDATA[What the hell is happening here? Bye, bye Pura Vida.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What the hell is happening here? Bye, bye Pura Vida.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Deb Weathersby Klipper</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/17/drinking-in-public-will-now-carry-a-stiff-fine/#comment-1708</link> <dc:creator>Deb Weathersby Klipper</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:33:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3550#comment-1708</guid> <description><![CDATA[just one more thing to hate about this country.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>just one more thing to hate about this country.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Playas Del Coco - Connect</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/17/drinking-in-public-will-now-carry-a-stiff-fine/#comment-1706</link> <dc:creator>Playas Del Coco - Connect</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:33:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3550#comment-1706</guid> <description><![CDATA[Having a cold Imperial on the beach is now illegal?  This is getting pretty ridiculous..]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Having a cold Imperial on the beach is now illegal?  This is getting pretty ridiculous..</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Robert Barras</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/10/17/drinking-in-public-will-now-carry-a-stiff-fine/#comment-1704</link> <dc:creator>Robert Barras</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:33:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=3550#comment-1704</guid> <description><![CDATA[What is going on in my once wonderful CR? so tax and law prohibitive. many are now relocating to Panama. when will CR learn?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is going on in my once wonderful CR? so tax and law prohibitive. many are now relocating to Panama. when will CR learn?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>